I wonder whether impoverished individuals ought to be permitted to share sex? That is, when the poor copulate, they become pregnant, birthing more children into poverty. It is a curious fact that the poor have more children than the wealthy. Of course, the wealthy can afford birth control – but the poor could abstain. But [...]
Are we called to help the world move toward justice for the oppressed, or are we to provide that justice out of our own means?
The guy who holds a subsidy on corn bought that subsidy from the farmer before him. He paid the present value at that time of all future subsidies. That is, if [...]
As (future) economists, we are asked for advice about shaping policy. Not every profession gets that opportunity. Clergy have a much different way of speaking “truth to power” than a Christian economist might. And the advice a Christian economist might give to a policy maker is quite likely to be different than the [...]
It may be just a bit ironic that I’ve selected the (AA) acronym to highlight the achievements of fellow alumni from Albuquerque Academy (AA).
That said, I met one such alum earlier this year at an Academy Meetup of sorts in D.C. Alisa Lasater is pastor of a Methodist Church near Capitol Hill, and she is [...]